Mount Allison’s President re-appointed

Mount Allison’s Board of Regents has re-appointed Dr. Robert Campbell as the University’s President and Vice-Chancellor. Campbell’s second five-year term will begin July 1, 2011.

Board of Regents and Presidential Re-appointment Advisory Committee Chair Bruce McCubbin made the announcement.

Outside Mount Allison, Campbell contributes his leadership to a number of organizations as Co-Chair of the Southeast New Brunswick Industry and Education Council, and as a Director of the Canadian Educational Standards Institute (SEA+L), the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, and the Atlantic Association of Universities. He recently carried out a strategic review of the Canadian postal system for the federal government.

Campbell, who joined Mount Allison in 2006, was born in Montreal and educated at Loyola College High School. He holds a BA from Trent University, an MA from the University of Toronto, and a PhD from the University of London, London School of Economics. He is married to Dr. Christl Verduyn and they have four children.

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Watch a raven’s nest through a live webcam on campus

Mount Allison’s biology department and Computing Services have installed a webcam streaming a live feed of a raven’s nest, located in a tree next to the Flemington Building.

Ravens in this area typically breed on the Tantramar Marsh, often building their nests in the peaks of the open marsh barns, but these ravens have been nesting in this tree for several years.

Information from this observation will be stored in the biology department, so it can be used for projects such as recording food provisioning to the female and the chick, document nest maintenance, or the parental response to changing weather conditions.

The raven pair have one nestling this year that hatched around April 11. The chick is expected to remain in or near the nest until mid May.

Ravens usually lay between four to six eggs at one to two day intervals. Incubation is by the female alone for 20-21 days. The male feeds the female and chick at the nest. When the chick matures, and the weather is warmer, the female will also provide food for the chick.

VIEW THE RAVEN WEB CAM: http://www.mta.ca/raven/

Conduct Becoming

Conduct Becoming is pleased to announce the release of this year’s complilation CD featuring Mount Allison University’s diverse musical talent. The album, was launched at Gracie's/The Pub on April 8 and will be the focus of a “moving” concert at Cranewood, a historic Sackville landmark and the home of Mount Allison University President, Dr. Robert Campbell and his family, on Friday, April 16.

The Cranewood launch will showcase three separate stages with Conduct Becoming performers. Each venue will hold 25 guests at a time, with the entire party hosting a maximum of 75 people. Every guest will be assigned a starting point at one of the three concert locations, and everyone will rotate to the next location every half hour. By the end of the night each guest will be treated to each act.

Tickets are on sale now and may be reserved through e-mail (fstrain@mta.ca). Tickets are $20 each, which includes a copy of this year’s double CD, and refreshments throughout the evening. Doors will open at 8 p.m. with the acts starting at 8:30 p.m. Proceeds from the Conduct Becoming project benefit the Canadian Cancer Society.

One and Another features a diverse musical line-up of student talent including: Sara Beth Harrison, Martin Wightman, Landon Braverman, Odum Abekah, OD Al-Tabbaa, Paint for Barns, Fused for Tonight, Saxby Gale, and Jake Bastedo. Conduct Becoming gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Dr. Robert Campbell and his family for holding the now annual launch at Cranewood as well, all its various supporters in the Mount Allison and Sackville community.

ABOUT CONDUCT BECOMING

Formed in 2001, Conduct Becoming began as a project dedicated to the memory of Jason Abraham, a Mount Allison student and a victim to cancer. Conduct Becoming has since grown to reach out to emerging artists as a platform for artist development while still holding true as a supporter of Canadian cancer research. The project has helped launch the careers of many local East Coast musical talents including Mike Allison, In-Flight Safety, Jon Epworth, Meaghan Blanchard, Allison Lickley, and the Grass Mountain Hobos.

For more information on Conduct Becoming, or to order past CDs please contact Patrick Edmonds (predmonds@mta.ca) or Frank Strain (fstrain@mta.ca).

All-Canadians

It was an impressive year for sports at Mount Allison.

The Mounties advanced to eight championships, boasted eight league MVPs, collected 34 conference all-stars honours, and by the end of season, five All-Canadians emerged from Mount Allison teams.

Football great Gary Ross ('10), basketball standout Josh Graham ('10), volleyball star Laurie Marchbank ('10), and Badminton Mounties Brent Barkhouse ('10) and Heather Murray ('12) were all recognized as 2009-10 All-Canadians in their respective sports.

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